Sixteen years after the ACA was signed into law, the program is facing renewed political scrutiny, rising costs and coverage shifts. Federal policymakers have proposed changes to ACA structure and oversight, while the expiration of enhanced premium tax credits has…
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Mount Sinai Health System in New York City overhauled its internal communications strategy during a large nursing strike, Ragan Communications reported April 29. When thousands of nurses walked off the job, the health system adapted patient care delivery and how…
Breast cancer pathway discipline: getting the right test to the right patient at the right point
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Breast cancer programs rarely struggle because testing is unavailable. They struggle because testing is not consistently embedded into clinical pathways with the same rigor as imaging, pathology sign‑out, surgery scheduling, or treatment planning. For health systems, especially those operating across…
Health systems have spent years building care navigation programs, contact centers and disease-specific patient journeys — and most leaders know these efforts haven’t added up to a unified experience. The missing piece, increasingly, is orchestration: connecting fragmented data, workflows and…
Three of the country’s largest nonprofit health systems are planning to sell hospitals and other assets as they work to streamline operations, sharpen their strategic focus and improve financial performance amid ongoing industry pressures. Chicago-based CommonSpirit sold CHI St. Alexius…
Linda Hoff has shared plans to retire as executive vice president and CFO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care at the end of fiscal 2026 after nine years with the system. Ms. Hoff will be succeeded by Adam Horst,…
Honolulu-based REHAB Hospital of the Pacific signed a prime vendor agreement with Medline. Under the agreement, Medline will provide the acute inpatient rehabilitation facility with its medical-surgical products and distribution services, according to an April 28 company news release. “Providing…
When Michael Dowling’s retirement party ended around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 30, John D’Angelo, MD, found a place to take a nap. In the early hours of Oct. 1, Dr. D’Angelo officially began a new chapter after 25 years with…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare’s board of directors authorized a $0.78 per share cash dividend to be paid on June 30. The dividend will be paid to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 16, according…